PRESS DIGEST- Canada-April 22

April 22 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories from
selected Canadian newspapers. Reuters has not verified these
stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

THE GLOBE AND MAIL

** Air Canada has given Chief Executive Calin
Rovinescu an enhanced pension that will almost double his
retirement pay to C$791,300 ($647,863) a year by age 65 if he
remains at the airline for three more years. Under a new
employment agreement negotiated in November, Rovinescu, will
receive at least C$9.31 a share for up to one-third of his Air
Canada shares when he retires. (bit.ly/1HjPStz)

** The Harper government's pre-election budget offers
investment incentives to manufacturers and growing tax breaks to
small businesses while promising to return Ottawa to the black.
After years of highlighting the importance of Canada's resources
sector, the Conservatives shifted the focus to the hard-hit
manufacturing sector. (bit.ly/1btLpav)

** Shares of the Mississauga-based Cipher Pharmaceuticals
Inc are regaining strength after the company recently
announced its largest acquisition to date, expanding its
footprint in the lucrative U.S. market. (bit.ly/1Jt7mAP)
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